Maiwand Lion

The Maiwand Lion is a sculpture and war memorial in the Forbury Gardens, a public park in the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. The statue was named after the Battle of Maiwand and was unveiled in December 1886 to commemorate the deaths of 329 men from the 66th Regiment of Foot during the campaign in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in Afghanistan between 1878 and 1880.

Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Monument
Description: sculpture in Reading (UK) by George Blackall Simonds commemorating the battle of Maiwand
Also known as: “Forbury Lion” and “Maiwand Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbury Gardens and Reading Abbey.

Forbury Gardens

Park

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Forbury Gardens is a public park in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The park is on the site of the outer court of Reading Abbey, which was in front of the Abbey Church.

Reading Abbey

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reading Abbey is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Henry I in 1121 "for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors and successors." In its heyday the abbey was one of Europe's largest royal monasteries. Reading Abbey is situated 610 feet southeast of Maiwand Lion.

Reading Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: DavidTDC3377, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reading railway station is a major transport hub in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England, it is 36 miles west of London Paddington. It is sited on the northern edge of the town centre, near to the main retail and commercial areas and the River Thames. Reading Railway Station is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Maiwand Lion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coley and Newtown.

Coley

Suburb

Photo: Uli Harder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coley is a neighbourhood near the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It is often referred to as Old Coley, to distinguish it from the adjacent, and much more recent, suburb of Coley Park.

Newtown

Suburb

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newtown is a residential area in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England. It is situated in East Reading between the Cemetery Junction and the River Kennet.

Caversham

Suburb

Photo: Jystyn, Public domain.

Reading is a large, historic town in Berkshire in the South East of England. It is one of the largest towns without city status in the United Kingdom with just under 235,000 inhabitants.

Maiwand Lion

Categories: sculpture, war memorial, building, and historic site
Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.45696° or 51° 27′ 25″ north

Longitude

-0.96744° or 0° 58′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C3XF24M+Q2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 581444887

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

Wikidata ID

Q10965354

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In Other Languages

From French to Pushto—“Maiwand Lion” goes by many names.

French: “Lion de Maiwand”
Pushto: “د ميوند زمری”

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